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Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Film · 2004 · 122 min · PG-13 · Drama · History · War

When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

Directed by Terry George

Starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Fana Mokoena, Desmond Dube, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Tony Kgoroge, Cara Seymour

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In cinemas4 February 2005
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First release anywhere22 December 2004

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